Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy

4 weeks ago


Washington, United States Share Our Strength Full time
Senior Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaigns, and Advocacy

Share Our Strength is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Vice President of Program Partnerships, Campaigns, and Advocacy to lead our efforts in ending childhood hunger in America. As a critical member of our executive team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing results-driven strategies that leverage partnerships, programmatic expertise, government relations, advocacy, and communications to maximize access and participation in federal nutrition programs and policies that increase economic mobility.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve our mission of ending childhood hunger in America.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, non-profit organizations, and corporate partners.
  • Lead our advocacy efforts on state and federal legislative priorities, including identifying and executing advocacy opportunities, representing the organization in coalitions and on meetings on Capitol Hill and with state legislatures, and managing the budget and developing and executing advocacy plans for state legislative priorities.
  • Oversee all of our organization's advocacy efforts on state and federal legislative priorities, including managing influential relationships at the federal, state, and local levels, serving as a spokesperson for the organization in media and in representing the organization as a high-level stakeholder, and partnering with Communications and Resource Development and Growth teams to lead our movement building work, ensure excellent communications with a diverse range of stakeholders, and ensure we are raising the funds we need to achieve our mission.
  • Collaborate with the Center for Best Practices to identify and disseminate best practices among partners, and collaborate with the Development team to identify and support funding opportunities for program work.
  • Represent the interests and needs of the Program Team on the Executive Team and in coordination with other internal departments.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required with 10-15 years' previous work experience, graduate degree preferred.
  • At least 5-7 years of people management experience required with a focus on coaching and developing teams in support of a positive team culture.
  • Must possess supervisory experience of a large team and the capability to lead an integrated campaign requiring attention to political and grassroots relationships, communications, and fundraising in over a dozen key states.
  • Successful budget management experience with multi-million-dollar budgets.
  • Successful track record managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
  • Experience in developing program strategy for and in running a large program that is national in scope and local in implementation through a range of partnerships.
  • In-depth policy expertise and experience with both hunger and poverty-related policies.
  • Experience in leading advocacy efforts.
  • Proven relationship-building skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
  • Successful track record of achieving results through persuasion and collaboration.
  • Highly effective within a fluid, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Keen judgment and emotional intelligence.
  • Must be flexible and highly organized.
  • Experience working with elected officials and community leaders.
  • Demonstrated passion for our work and mission.

What We Offer:

  • A comprehensive benefits plan, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, retirement, wellness benefits, and paid time off.
  • A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
  • The opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about ending childhood hunger in America.

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for this role. We look forward to hearing from you



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